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:{{See also|History of Democrat racism}}
:{{See also|History of Democrat racism}}
Carter signed a bill sponsored by the Exalted Cyclops, Democrat Sen. [[Robert Byrd]] (D-W.Va.)<ref>Klansman take an oath; once a Klansman always a Klansman.</ref> and Sen. [[Joe Biden]] (D-Del.). Byrd held the floor for more than 14 hours in a filibuster against the [[bi-partisan]] [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] and Biden sponsored an Amendment in 1975 to repeal sections of the 1964 Act. Byrd's amendment prohibited the use of federal funds to transport students beyond the school closest to their homes. Biden co-sponsored a measure that further restricted the federal government from desegregating city and suburban schools with redistricting measures like school clustering and pairing. This measure won the approval of a majority of Senate Democrats..<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/05/joe-biden-busing-problem-226791</ref>
Carter signed a bill sponsored by the [[Exalted Cyclops]], Democrat Sen. [[Robert Byrd]] (D-W.Va.)<ref>Klansman take an oath; once a Klansman always a Klansman.</ref> and Sen. [[Joe Biden]] (D-Del.). Byrd held the floor for more than 14 hours in a filibuster against the [[bi-partisan]] [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] and Biden sponsored an Amendment in 1975 to repeal sections of the 1964 Act. Byrd's amendment prohibited the use of federal funds to transport students beyond the school closest to their homes. Biden co-sponsored a measure that further restricted the federal government from desegregating city and suburban schools with redistricting measures like school clustering and pairing. This measure won the approval of a majority of Senate Democrats..<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/05/joe-biden-busing-problem-226791</ref>
[[File:Biden with the Exalted Cyclops.PNG|thumb|right|300px|Joe Biden with the Exalted Cyclops Robert Byrd.]]
[[File:Biden with the Exalted Cyclops.PNG|thumb|right|300px|Joe Biden with the Exalted Cyclops Robert Byrd.]]
Prof. Ronnie Dunn said opposition to busing was motivated by [[racism]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/joe-biden-embraced-segregation-in-1975-claiming-it-was-a-matter-of-black-pride</ref> Biden's opposition to integration didn't stop there. ''HuffPo'' reported:
Prof. Ronnie Dunn said opposition to busing was motivated by [[racism]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/joe-biden-embraced-segregation-in-1975-claiming-it-was-a-matter-of-black-pride</ref> Biden's opposition to integration didn't stop there. ''HuffPo'' reported: